Seanad debates
Wednesday, 27 November 2002
Overseas Development Aid: Motion.
We cannot address health and education in isolation. We must look at the kind of government which is responsible for providing these services. With this in mind I congratulate the Taoiseach for his vision when, for the first time, the Minister of State in the last Government responsible for development co-operation was also given specific responsibility for human rights. The Minister of State, Deputy Kitt, now has this responsibility which recognises the important linkages between development co-operation and human rights. That is a very important task. We cannot talk about the provision of education and health services in a society where there is no respect for human rights or where Government is not responsible to the needs of the people.
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